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AskMen.com
April 15, 2001
Joshua Levine |
Choosing The Right Doctor Choosing a doctor is one of the most important decisions you can make. It's probably best made when you are healthy and have some time to think about a number of possibilities. If you don't have a doctor or are thinking about changing doctors, now may be the best time to look...   |
AskMen.com
Robert Morris |
How To Maximize Your Doctor Visit Here's how to get the most bang for your buck before, during and after your visit to the doctor. |
AskMen.com
Tara Weiss |
Reasons Not To Become A Doctor There were once many rewards to being in the medical profession. For decades, doctors earned hefty paychecks, had autonomy and respect. Those benefits are fading, and as a result, so is the number of doctors. |
The Motley Fool
August 28, 2009
Brian Orelli |
Your Doctor Is Killing You ... Financially What the doctor does has a big effect on how much health care costs. |
Pharmaceutical Executive
August 1, 2005
Lena Chow |
Docs of Shanghai They're short on status, pay, and respect, but China's young doctors hold keys to the world's fastest growing pharmaceutical market. |
Science News
July 18, 2009 |
Science Past From The Issue Of July 18, 1959 Suggestions were offered for using computerized information to help doctors diagnose illnesses. |
American Family Physician
June 15, 2006 |
Mental Retardation: What Caregivers Need to Know A caregiver's guide: What should I do about doctor visits for a person with mental retardation?... What if a person with mental retardation is hurt or acts strangely?... Who should make medical decisions for a person with mental retardation?... etc. |
Fast Company
Elizabeth Segran |
Doctor Visits Are So 2014 For scrappy startups, going up against the health care system sometimes seems like an impossible task. But fortunately, major players in the industry, such as McKesson, are pushing for change as well |
American Family Physician
March 1, 2004 |
Deaf or Hard-of-Hearing: Tips to Share with Your Doctor If you are hard of hearinf or deaf, here are some tips to make your next doctor's visit easier. |
American Family Physician
December 15, 2006 |
Tips for Using Medicines Wisely A patient guide and suggestions for safe medicine use. |
Seasoned Cooking
November 2004
Michael Fick |
Take Charge of Your Health Care The U.S. health care system is the best in the world, but is heavily burdened. The only way to insure you are getting the best care is to get involved. |
American Family Physician
June 15, 2003 |
Kidney Failure What is kidney failure?... How do you get kidney failure?... How can my doctor tell if I have kidney failure?... Will my kidney failure get better?... etc. |
Pharmaceutical Executive
September 1, 2012
Al Topin |
Doctors' Words No Longer Gospel In the digital age, physicians don't call the shots when it comes to healthcare guidance. Marketers must appeal to multiple sources in seeking ways to garner patient adherence and loyalty. |
Managed Care
March 2006 |
Standard Measures In Works For P4P Push Uncle Sam has decided to get behind the pay-for-performance effort in a big way, something some physician associations are less than thrilled about. |
Financial Planning
April 1, 2007
Suzanne McGee |
High Net Worth: Affluent Medicine If your financial advisory clients haven't discussed concierge healthcare with you yet, they may well do so very soon. Here's what you need to know. |
Salon.com
December 1, 1999
James B. Stewart |
Who's watching the docs? The code of silence in hospitals allows deadly mistakes to happen, but some simple reforms could help... |
Managed Care
October 2002
Michael S. Victoroff |
When Patients Repay Docs By Putting Them in Their Wills The other day, a lawyer called to ask me whether it was ethical for a doctor to accept a large bequest from a patient's estate. |
The Motley Fool
January 22, 2007
Dan Caplinger |
Understanding Medicare: Claims In general, Medicare provides a level of coverage that is fairly similar to what private health insurance plans offer. Here are some tips for getting the most from it. |
The Motley Fool
October 22, 2010
Selena Maranjian |
How to Cut Your Health-Care Costs The average family pays $4,000 in premiums for a work-sponsored health-care insurance plan. However, with a little effort, you can cut those costs considerably. |
American Family Physician
May 15, 2004 |
Chronic Cough: Causes and Cures On overview on chronic coughs, their causes and cures. |
Entrepreneur
June 2010
Gwen Moran |
Next-Generation House Calls Consult A Doctor lands $5 million to provide telemedicine nationwide. |
American Family Physician
June 1, 2003 |
Using an Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitor What is high blood pressure?... What causes high blood pressure?... Why do I have to control my high blood pressure?... How can I check my blood pressure?... What is an ambulatory blood pressure monitor?... etc. |
Managed Care
December 2002 |
California Puts Doctor Scores On Report Cards The competency of physician groups is often as important as HMO performance in determining patient outcomes, California health regulators have decided |
Managed Care
April 2000
Mark Abernathy |
Avoid Common Problems In Risk-Sharing Contracts These arrangements too often become a hindrance instead of a help. Simple precautions today can help prevent major headaches later on. |
American Family Physician
October 1, 2006 |
Kawasaki Disease: What You Should Know A patient guide: What is Kawasaki disease?... What causes Kawasaki disease?... How can my doctor tell if my child has Kawasaki disease?... How is it treated?... etc. |
IEEE Spectrum
October 2006
Robert N. Charette |
Dying for Data A comprehensive system of electronic medical records promises to save lives and cut health care costs -- but how do you build one? The many technical, social, and political issues are also formidable. |
BusinessWeek
June 25, 2009
Catherine Arnst |
The Family Doctor: A Remedy for Health-Care Costs? How making primary-care physicians the center of America's health-care system could drive down costs. |
American Family Physician
July 15, 2005 |
What to Do If Your Child Swallows Something A hand-out for parents and caregivers of young children offering advice for this safety concern. |
The Motley Fool
May 19, 2007
Elizabeth Brokamp |
Save Big on Prescriptions Tips for cutting medication costs. |
IEEE Spectrum
January 2008
Robert N. Charette |
Visualizing Electronic Health Records With "Google-Earth for the Body" IBM researchers develop a 3-D visualization tool for electronic health records. |
American Family Physician
July 15, 2001 |
High Blood Pressure in Pregnancy Causes of high blood pressure during pregnancy and possible problems and treatments. |
AskMen.com
Jon Skindzier |
The Everyman Dream Health Plan This article lays out a dream health care plan that has been composed of the best individual elements from different systems around the world. However, not all of it may be practical. |
American Family Physician
March 1, 2004 |
Chronic Pain Medicines Description of the different types of pain medicines for chronic pain. |
Job Journal
May 2, 2010
Arianna Jordan |
Nursing Careers come in Many Settings In sorting out your options for a nursing career, start with where you'd like to work. |
CIO
February 1, 2003
Christopher Koch |
Off the Charts An electronic medical records system at the University of Illinois Medical Center did more than transform communication, it converted the least likely users into technology believers. |
American Family Physician
December 15, 2006 |
Parkinson's Disease: What You Should Know What is Parkinson's disease?... How can I tell if I have Parkinson's disease?... How will my doctor know if I have it?... How is Parkinson's disease treated?... etc. |
American Family Physician
July 15, 2006 |
When Your Child Has Sickle Cell Disease A patient's guide: What is sickle cell disease?... What problems can sickle cell disease cause?... What should I do if my child with sickle cell disease is in pain?... etc. |
American Family Physician
September 1, 2006 |
Getting Your Child to Take Medicine What to do if you child won't take his/her medicine. |
American Family Physician
March 15, 2006 |
What You Should Know About Worrying Too Much Learn when worrying is a problem and what you can do to get treatment. |
American Family Physician
February 1, 2007 |
Amblyopia ("Lazy Eye") in Your Child A patient guide: What is amblyopia?... What causes amblyopia?... How can I tell if my child has amblyopia?... etc. |
Financial Advisor
June 2010
Andrew Gluck |
Advising Doctors As medical economics change for the worse, both physicians and their financial advisors are getting organized. |
American Family Physician
May 15, 2006 |
Microscopic Hematuria: What You Should Know A patient guide: What is microscopic hematuria?... What will my doctor do about the blood in my urine?... What are some risk factors for a serious problem in my urinary tract?... |
Pharmaceutical Executive
July 10, 2014
Ben Comer |
WebMD: The Patient Value Equation For WebMD CEO David Schlanger, connecting patients with physicians through a robust digital platform delivers the winning formula necessary to achieve quality of care, cost savings, and better health outcomes. |
American Family Physician
February 15, 2005 |
Health Care After Cancer Treatment An informative patient hand-out on follow-up cancer care. |
The Motley Fool
September 2, 2004
Rich Smith |
Translating Your Doctor Bill A lawsuit is currently in the works aiming to overturn an unfunded federal mandate that requires federally funded hospitals, clinics, and doctors to make translators available to patients who speak limited English. |
American Family Physician
May 15, 2005 |
Treating My Child's Asthma An informative hand-out aimed at the primary care-giver of an asthmatic child. |
Managed Care
August 2006
John Carroll |
Everyone Uses E-mail Now (Except Doctors and Patients) The doctors in GreenField Health's primary care network learned years ago that e-mail could often satisfy a regular patient's need for medical advice. Here's how the process works today, who pays for it, and when and why it makes sense. |
Pharmaceutical Executive
October 1, 2006
Scott Hull |
Back to the Future? Some states want to block access to doctor-level prescribing data. And the AMA helps members keep prescription records away from sales reps. An "old timer" remembers how he sold before databases came along. |
BusinessWeek
October 10, 2005
Howard Gleckman |
Why MDs Are IT-Phobic Information technology promises savings for patients and health-care companies, but going electronic can be a bitter pill for the MDs footing the bill. |
BusinessWeek
March 28, 2005 |
President Bush's IT Doctor Physician/economist David Brailer, point man for the Administration's push for e-health records, on where the planning stands |
